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What Did You Do Differently Last Year?

PCMA Convene

For our largest event in 2016 we had to turn away more than 150 people. We are moving to a larger venue for 2017. This event originally was just for our state but now is becoming a regional event. •We Have had to cut special events (receptions, keynote, concert) budgets. . • Cvent implementation.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Featured on Forbes as a “Top 20 Influencer of Chief Marketing Officers” – 2018 #1 Global Content Marketing Influencer – 2018 Listed on Forbes as one of the “Top 20 Influencers of CMO’s” – 2017 Ranked by Apollo Research in the “Top 20 Influencers of Digital Marketers in the USA” – 2016 Where to Find him? Mari Smith Who is she? for two years.

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When to Disregard Data and Go With Your Gut

PCMA Convene

For Michael Massari, senior vice president of meetings and events at Caesars Entertainment, creating a backup plan became increasingly tricky in the days leading up to MPI’s World Education Congress in Atlantic City on June 11–14.

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Getting a grip on event firearms policies

Plan Your Meetings

Until recently, he says, the topic of guns at meetings and events simply hasn’t received much attention. One tactic for creating firearms guidelines that Johnston has recommend to clients is the “home office policy”: Apply to the event and event venue(s) the same rules for gun possession found at your organization’s headquarters.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Featured on Forbes as a “Top 20 Influencer of Chief Marketing Officers” – 2018 #1 Global Content Marketing Influencer – 2018 Listed on Forbes as one of the “Top 20 Influencers of CMO’s” – 2017 Ranked by Apollo Research in the “Top 20 Influencers of Digital Marketers in the USA” – 2016 Where to Find him? Mari Smith Who is she? for two years.

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Beach Days at MPI’s World Education Congress

PCMA Convene

The original venue for its 2016 World Education Congress (WEC), the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, was now unavailable because the Democratic National Convention would be held there in summer 2016. And the alternative venues offered by the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau didn’t meet MPI’s needs.

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Navigating changing gun laws

Plan Your Meetings

But if their event will include a controversial celebrity or a political figure in attendance, they may have to rethink their approach. The 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland is a good example. Ohio law allows firearms to be brought into the convention venue, and the Republican Party supports gun rights.